Haystacker



Mmh 31, 1925. 1,531,304 I J. H. MILLER HAYSTACKER Filed July 28, 1924 2Sheets-Shut l March 31. 1925. 1,531,304

. J. H. MILLER HAYSTACKER Fired July 28, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet .2

ambenf o a mmns 1H. mrLLER, or nnnswonrrr, KANSAS.

1,531,304 PATENTIOFFICE.

' HAYSTACKER.

' Application'filed m 28,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. MILLER, a

citizen of the United "States, residing at Ellsworth, in the county ofEllsworth and State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Haystacker,of which the following-is a s ecification. v

his invention aims to provide a hay stacker embodying novel means forraising and lowering the track along which the hay fork, sling or otherinstrumentalitywhich carries the hay, is adapted to move, it beingpossible, thus, to adjust the height of the track end of the forkor'sling, as the stack is built up.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains." j

Although a preferred form has been shown in the drawings, it will beunderstood that a mechanic, working within the scope of what is.claimed, may make changes without de arting from the spirit of theinvention.

11 the drawings :--Figure 1showsin side elevation a device constructedin accordance with the invention; Figure 2. is an end elevation; Figure3 is a section taken about on the line 33 of Figure 1, parts being leftin elevation; Figure 4 is a section taken approximately on the line 4- 4of Figure 1, parts being omitted; Figure 5 is a section takenapproximately on the line 5-5 of ig re 1.

In carrying outthe invention, there, is

provideda main frame 1 including corner posts 2 and 3 and intermediateposts 4 which may be channel members, although this detail 'is notinsisted upon. The osts 2, 4 and a -3 are connected at each side 0 themachine by longitudinal upper bars6 and by lower longitudinal bars '5.Theposts 22, 44

and 3--3 are connected by transverse upper of the posts243,and

bars 7 andrlower bars 8. The upper portions of the posts-2 and 3 areconnected with the lower'portions of the posts 5 by diagonal braces .9,the bars: 6 overlapping the upper ends of the braces, and the bars 5overlapping thelower ends of the braces, if desired, as clearlyindicatedjin the drawmgs.

Openings 10 are'formed in the upper ends in the openings, pulleys 11 arelocated, the hubs 12 of the pulleys being attached by securing elements14, such as set screws, to shafts 15 journaled 1924, Serial No. 728,699.

in the side flanges of the posts and in bearings 16 on the innersurfaces of the said flanges, theshafts 15 being insertible endwiseintoplace, as will be understood readily whenl igure 3 of the drawings isnoted.

Bearings 17 are mounted on posts 2-43,

near. to their lower ends, and project out Wardly from the posts. In thebearings 17 at each side of the device, shafts 18 are journaled. Theshafts 18 carry drums 19, disposed between the bearings 17 of. eachpair, as Figure 4 will show. The ends of the shafts 18 which adjacent tothe posts 2 are provided with operating means 20, which may be cranks.Ratchet wheels 21 are se cured to the shafts 18, outwardly of the posts2, and are adapted to be engaged by pawls 22 mounted pivotally onbrackets 23 projecting outwardly from the posts 2.

Flexible elements 24 are wrapped about the drums 19, the flexibleelements extending up wardly over the pulleys 11, and thence downwardly,on'the inside of the asindicated in Figure 2.

Slides 25 are mounted for vertical reciprocation in the posts 2-3--4,each slide comprising a top member 26, having downward- 1y extended ends27 prolonged to form upwardly inclined braces 28 joined by a con nectingportion 29 secured at 30to the intermediate portions of the top member26. A track 31, of any desired construction, is secured to the parts 29and 26 of the slides 25. A fork, sling, or other .instrumentality (notshown) for carrying hay or straw or the like, is adapted to move alongthe track 31 in a way well understood by those skilled in the art. Theinner ends of the flexible elements 24 are secured by eye bolts 32, orin anyother appropriate way, to the top members 26 of the slides 25.

posts 243,

The shafts 18 may be rotated by means of j up. I

What is claimed is 1. A hay stacker comprising posts, slides mounted forreciprocation on the posts, a track carried by the slides, shaftsextended between the posts and journaled thereon,

the like may be raised as the stack is built thereon, flexible elementsconnected at their ends to the shafts and to theslides, and 15 guidedintermediate their ends on the posts, means for rotating the shafts, andmeans for preventing retrograde rotation of the shafts.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy s'igna- 20 ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES H. MILLER.

Witnesses B. L. GARDAME, ROY RICE.

